Service difficulty report · Spar Cap · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
November 2, 2009
Submitted
November 3, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N598FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48597
Aircraft time
57,368 hours, 9,674 cycles
Part
Spar Cap
Part number
AJC7515501
Condition
Cracked
Location
Vertical Stab
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

CRACK INDICATION FOUND DURING HFEC INSP ON LT OF THE LWR VERTICAL STABILIZER FWD FLANGE OF UPPER REAR SPAR CAP. REPAIR CARRIED OUT ON LT LWR VERTICAL STABILIZER FWD OF UPPER REAR SPAR CAP IAW SRM 55-30-02. REPAIR 3 REV 41 AND EA 1-5530-135661. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR IAW GMM 6-2-100, REV 108.

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